In this 1945 film noir, the life of a pianist in a New York nightclub turns into a nightmare when...
In this 1945 film noir, the life of a pianist in a New York nightclub turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend.
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Where to watch Detour (1945)
98 %42 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
77 %5,426 reviewsAudience score rating
"Haunting and creepy, an embodiment of the guilty soul of film noir. No one who has seen it has easily forgotten it."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"It’s one of the most daring and thoroughly perverse works of art ever to come out of Hollywood"
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Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader"The film-noir B-movie classic... is an object lesson in low-budget Hollywood artistry and one of the few movies that can rightly be called Kafkaesque."
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The New Yorker
The New Yorker"Passion joins with folly to produce termite art par excellence."
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Time Out
Time Out"Tom Neal grips you with every move and facial expression..."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Like great garage rock... Ulmer’s landmark film ultimately derives its raw, jittery vitality from its very crudeness."
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Slant Magazine
Slant MagazineDetour (1945) | Details
- Rating
- NR,
- Runtime
- 68
- Genre
- Drama, Thriller
- Country of origin
- United States of America
